Ambulance Chaser Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Hasn't Tim Hornbaker just released a book, Death of the Territories. Aint read it so don't know how good it is or what exactly it covers but maybe worth a punt. One I have read that covered various different territories is Mad Dog Vachon's book, from Canada to Texas and lots everywhere in between, it is a pretty good read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted October 30, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 30, 2018 Death of The Territories is decent but loses its way a bit towards the end. Best book about that era is probably Pain and Passion by Heath McCoy covering the Stampede territory. I also like the later parts of Brisco by Jack Brisco, which is great on the experience of being a touring NWA champion, while Drawing Heat by Jim Freedman is good on the outlaw scene in that era,. (Semi-regular reminder I've got more than 150 reviews at http://www.prowrestlingbooks.com/reviews-z/). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elisarcabrera Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 18 hours ago, JNLister said: Death of The Territories is decent but loses its way a bit towards the end. Best book about that era is probably Pain and Passion by Heath McCoy covering the Stampede territory. I also like the later parts of Brisco by Jack Brisco, which is great on the experience of being a touring NWA champion, while Drawing Heat by Jim Freedman is good on the outlaw scene in that era,. (Semi-regular reminder I've got more than 150 reviews at http://www.prowrestlingbooks.com/reviews-z/). Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted November 16, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted November 16, 2018 I'm about halfway through Kendo's book, and really enjoying it. It's not particularly well written, so is a bit of a slog for the first couple of "ee by 'eck, I had it rough" childhood chapters before it gets into the wrestling, but after that there are some really fun stories, and fascinating stuff - it's still quite a shock how openly he's willing to talk about life away from the ring, about the logistics of getting about without revealing his identity, and so on. Given his spiritualist leanings, other than a mention of the name "Kendo Nagasaki" coming to him while meditating, I'm surprised how down to Earth and pragmatic he seems in the early stages of his career. Because of who he is, practically everything that comes up is a bit of a surprise - I hadn't known where he trained, or anything like that, for example, and that's all an interesting story in its own right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Dem Wanz Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) Is creating a topic about funny quotes you've read in wrestling books sufficiently different from this thread and would people like me to do this? There are some corkers in Regal's book (which I'm re-reading for the millionth time) that everyone needs to see. Edited November 21, 2018 by Otto Dem Wanz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewster McCloud Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited)  Not a wrestling book as such, but it's quite incredible. Ryan Holiday speaks to all the main players, including Hogan, and he comes up with an interesting thesis: more people should try to do what Peter Thiel did. As an old wrestling fan, I was somewhat interested in the Hogan trial when it was going on without paying that much attention, regrettably, to what was a huge story, but this book details the ins and outs of it and has the benefit of hindsight. There's even a great quote from Thiel about kayfabe that I won't spoil, but it's fascinating when you consider when it was said and what was at stake. The book also helps to explain Hogan's racism by putting it in context of how much his life had unraveled at the time, while not condoning it. I gained some respect for the big orange mentalist after reading this. It's the best book I've read in ages. Edited December 6, 2018 by Brewster McCloud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted December 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 26, 2018 got some kindle vouchers for Christmas, anyone know of any deals on wrestling related books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 (edited) I got the Undertaker graphic novel for Christmas. It's a comic of the Undertaker character's life story. It's weird. Given the various retcons and nonsensical twists in Taker's character over the years, particularly as relates to Kane, it was always going to be a problem. But the comic somehow manages to make even less sense than the TV stories did. It also ignores various things that were pretty big deals at the time. There's none of Paul Bearer blackmailing Taker about the fire that killed Kane, for example, and nothing about Bearer being Kane's father or working for the family at all, and Kane's never mute - in fact, the week after Kane comes back from the dead and debuts interfering in the first Hell in a Cell, Undertaker pops over to Paul Bearer's funeral home to chat to an unmasked Kane, who is getting a delivery of coffins out of a lorry. The quality of the art is very inconsistent throughout, which I've found to be common in the WWE comics I've seen (apart from Battlemania, which was the best one) and the artist and colourist sometimes get characters confused as well. Also some strange choices about what to devote pages to. I think the Bray Wyatt feud gets longer than the Shawn Michaels one. I enjoyed its recreations of famous scenes and pictures from Taker's career, though. Also, it was a Christmas present from myself. Edited December 26, 2018 by King Pitcos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted December 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 26, 2018 46 minutes ago, King Pitcos said: I got the Undertaker graphic novel for Christmas. It's a comic of the Undertaker character's life story. There's none of Paul Bearer blackmailing Taker about the fire that killed Kane, for example, and nothing about Bearer being Kane's father or working for the family at all, and Kane's never mute - in fact, the week after Kane comes back from the dead and debuts interfering in the first Hell in a Cell, Undertaker pops over to Paul Bearer's funeral home to chat to an unmasked Kane, who is getting a delivery of coffins out of a lorry. I found this absolutely mad. It basically ignores some key parts and assumes you know it all, so doesn’t bother to recap, then some weird fantasy writing takes place and adds pointless & inaccurate accounts of the story we all watched unfold. It’s not great, but an interesting piece nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Finished the Regal book, an easy and enjoyable read but very WWE in a formulaic sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Roy 'Zebra Kid' Bevis has a book coming out this year. Could be interesting with how long he's been around for plus Fighting With My Family etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Judging by his facebook posts I hope he has someone spellchecking it for him. Â Looking forward to the chapter on him having a paddy because he featured near the bottom of the UKFF 50 one year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted March 4, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 4, 2019 Scott Norton has a book coming out, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted March 4, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 4, 2019 4 hours ago, BomberPat said: Scott Norton has a book coming out, too! Hopefully it will no' sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 (edited) I picked up Dusty's book today for 4 quid from a cute little geek fair in town, got talking to the guy who sold it and he's bloody lovely but didn't react too well when I mentioned here? lol Edited October 19, 2019 by Merzbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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